Gas-burning apparatus.



No. 643,259; Patented Feb. l3, i900. s. w. 'STOTT.

GAS BURNING APPARATUS.

(Application filed June 21, 1899.) (No Model.)

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rrED STATES STEPHEN W. STOTT,

PATENT -EEioE.

GAS-BURNlNG APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,259, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed June 21,1899. $erial No. 721,288. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I STEPHEN W. Srorr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas-Burning Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved gasburning apparatus in which a receptacle containing water is so arranged in proximity to the gas-flame as to be heated by the same and generate steam which jets upon the gas-flame,

the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents aside elevation of my improved apparatus, partlyin section. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the burner portion of my improved apparatus. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on or about line a a, Fig. 1, looking downward. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through a portion of the water receptacle or vessel to illustrate the arrangement of the steam and gas orifices or jets. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the notched part of the burner device.

In referring to the drawings for the details of construction like numerals designate like parts.

My improved apparatus comprises a water receptacle or vessel mounted upon a burner device and an automatic feeding device for automatically replenishing the water when below a certain level.

The preferred form of apparatus is shown in the drawings, in which a cylindrical water receptacle or vessel 1 is mounted upon a burner device 2. The burner 2 has the usual gas-supply pipe 3 and air-mixer 4, which is providedwith a series of vertical partitions or walls 5, which radiate from the center and serve to more thoroughly mix and mingle the gas and air. The top is also preferably provided with a curved partition 6 for the same purpose. The surrounding upper edge of the burner is notched to provide gas-orifices 7, substantially as shown in Fig. 5.

The water vessel or receptacle 1 is mounted upon the burner and has a series of diagonally downwardly and outwardly extending openings 8 in its bottom edge, which register with the notches and serve to direct the jets of steam upon the jets of gas-flame. sel 1 is provided with an internal circular partition 9, arranged concentric with the outer circular wall thereof, within which the water is held, the space between the exterior of this partition 9 and the interior of the wall. of the vessel serving as a chamber 10 for the superheated steam generated from the water, the steam-jet openings 8 extending from the bottom of saidchamber.

The automatic feeding device comprises a tank 11, supported at a higher elevation than the vessel or receptacle 1 and having a watersupply pipe 12, provided with a shut-off cook 13 and an air-valve 14-. A water-conducting pipe 15 extends from this tank into the vessel 1 and has its lower end provided with slots or openings 16. A shut-off cook 17 is also attached to the water-conducting pipe.

The burner 2 and vessel 1 are preferably formed of cast -iron; but any other suitable material may be used. The tank and waterconducting pipe are preferably sheet-iron.

The ves- The operation of this improved apparatus lower end of the water-conducting pipe, a 5

quantity of the steam within the vessel 1 flows up into said pipe and permits a like quantity of water to descend and again raise the level of the water above the openings or slots 16. The tank 11 when empty is filled by shutting off the cock 17 in the water-conducting pipe and opening the cook 13 and air-valve 14 to permit the water to fiow in. When sufficiently filled, the cook 13 and valve 14 are shut off and the cook 17 reopened.

My improved apparatus can be employed in any of the ordinary forms of gas-burning stoves as a heating medium or can be mounted upon a skeleton frame similar to those used in connection with gasolene or oil stoves.

I claim as my invention- 1. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a burner having a gas orifice or orifices and awater vessel mounted upon said burner and adapted to be heated by the flame thereof to generate steam, and having a steamchamber provided with an opening or openings through which the steam passes to mingle with the gas as it issues from the orifice or orifices and means for maintaining the water in said vessel at substantially the same level.

2. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a circular burner having a plurality of gas-orifices and a circular water vessel mounted upon said burner and having a circular interior partition concentric with the circular side wall thereof and forming a water-tank, the space between the circular partition and the side wall forming an annular steam-chamber, said water vessel having a series of openings at the bottom of said steamchamber that register with the gas-orifices in the burner and serve as passages to conduct and mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas-orifices, as set forth.

3. An apparatus for burning gas, comprising a circular burner device connected to a gas-pipe at its center and having a series of gas-conducting passages radiating from said center, and a series of notches in its surrounding top edge forming gas-orifices, a circular water vessel mounted upon said burner and having a circular interior partition concentric with the circular side wall thereof and forming a water-tank, the space between the circular partition and the side wall forming an annular steam-chamber, said water vessel having a series of openings at the bottom of said steam-cha mber that register with the gasorifices in the burner and serve as passages to conduct and mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas-orifices, as set forth.

4. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a circular burner device connected to a gas-pipe at its center and having a series of gas conducting passages radiating from said center, a curved top over said passages, and a series of notches in its surrounding top edge forming gas-orifices, a circular water vessel mounted upon said burner and having a circular in terior partition concentric with the circular side wall thereof and forming a water-tank, the space between the circular partition and the side wall forming an annular steam-chamber, said water vessel havinga series of openings at the bottom of said steam-chamber that register with the gasorifices in the burner and serve as passages to conduct and mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas-orifices, as set forth.

5. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a burner having gas-orifices and a water vessel mounted upon said burner and having a partition forming a water-tank, the space between the partition and the wall of the water vesssel forming a steam-chamber; said water vessel having a series of openings at the bottom of said steam chamber which serve as passages to conduct and 'mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas orifices, as set forth.

6. An apparatus for burning gas, comprising a burner device connected to a gas-pipe and having a series of gas-radiating conductin g-passages, and a series of notches in its surrounding top edge forming gas-orifices, a water vessel mounted upon said burner and having a curved partition forming the side walls of a water-tank, the space between the partition and the side of the water vessel form in g a steam-chamber, said water vessel having a series of openings at the bottom of said steam-chamber which serve as passages to conduct and mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas-orifices, as set forth.

7. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a burner device connected to a gas-pipe and having a series of gas-conducting passages, a top over said passages, and a series of notches in its surrounding top edge forming gas-orifices, a water vessel mounted upon said burner and having an interior partition forming a water-tank, the space between the partition and the side wall forming a steam-chamber, said water vessel having a series of openings at the bottom of said steamchamber that register with the gas-orifices in the burner and serve as passages to conduct and mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas-orifices, as set forth.

8. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a burner having a gas orifice or orifices and a water vessel mounted upon said burner and adapted to be heated by the flame thereof to generate steam and having a steamchamber provided with an opening or openings through which the steam passes to mingle with the gas as it issues from the orifice or orifices.

9. An improved apparatus for burning gas, comprising a burner having a gas orifice or orifices, a water vessel mounted in proximity to said burner and adapted to be heated by the flame thereof to generate steam, and divided by a partition into a water-tank and a steam-chamber having an opening or openings through which the steam passes to mingle with theg as as it issues from the orifice 0r orifices and means for maintaining the water at substantially the same level in said water vessel during the burning of the gas.

10. An improved apparatusfor burning gas, comprising a burner having a gas orifice or IIO orifices, a water vessel mounted in proximity to said burner and adapted to be heated by the flame thereof to generate steam and divided by an interior partition into an inner water-tank and an outer steam-chamber having an opening or openings through which the steam passes to mingle with the gas as it issues from the orifice or orifices and means for maintaining the Water at substantially the same level in said water vessel during the burning of the gas.

11. An improved apparatus for burning gas, in which steam is generated and mingles with the flame by the heat thereof, comprising a Water vessel having a water-tank and a steamohamber provided with openings, a gas-burning device arranged in proximity to said water vessel and adapted to heat the water in said vessel, to generate steam which passes side Wall forming a steam-chamber, said Water vessel having a series of openings at the bottom of said steam-chamber which serve as passages to conduct and mingle the steam with the gas as it issues from the gas-orifices, and means for maintaining substantially the same level of water in the Water vessel.

STEPHEN V. STOTT.

Witnesses:

A. J. SANGSTER, L. M. BILLINGS. 

